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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores (WAS-PNS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores

Thu, Feb 19 - Mon, Feb 23
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9:11 pm - 3:40 pmBWI-PNS
19h 29m1 stop
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4:35 pm - 9:23 pmPNS-BWI
27h 48m1 stop
$162Frontier
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Mon, Nov 24 - Thu, Nov 27
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7:30 am - 4:59 pmBWI-PNS
10h 29m1 stop
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1:44 pm - 8:23 amPNS-BWI
17h 39m1 stop
$186Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Feb 20 - Mon, Feb 23
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:54 pmBWI-PNS
12h 54m2 stops
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6:49 pm - 8:50 amPNS-BWI
13h 01m1 stop
$201Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jan 23 - Mon, Jan 26
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:48 am - 3:36 pmBWI-PNS
5h 48m1 stop
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4:41 pm - 11:54 pmPNS-BWI
6h 13m1 stop
$204Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
American Airlines Logo
8:03 pm - 9:56 pmDCA-PNS
2h 53mnonstop
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6:07 am - 9:29 amPNS-DCA
2h 22mnonstop
$335American Airlines
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Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
American Airlines Logo
6:47 am - 10:00 amDCA-PNS
4h 13m1 stop
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3:53 pm - 7:15 pmPNS-DCA
2h 22mnonstop
$345American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 16 - Thu, Dec 25
Delta Logo
12:37 pm - 4:34 pmDCA-PNS
4h 57m1 stop
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6:00 am - 12:57 pmPNS-DCA
5h 57m1 stop
$355Delta
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Tue, Dec 30 - Sat, Jan 10
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 9:41 amIAD-PNS
4h 41m1 stop
Delta Logo
2:58 pm - 7:24 pmPNS-IAD
3h 26m1 stop
$355Delta
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 12:45 pmDCA-PNS
7h 45m1 stop
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7:20 am - 6:05 pmPNS-DCA
9h 45m2 stops
$360Southwest
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Wed, Dec 17 - Wed, Dec 24
Southwest Logo
6:05 am - 12:45 pmDCA-PNS
7h 40m2 stops
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1:25 pm - 11:55 pmPNS-DCA
9h 30m2 stops
$365Southwest
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$162
Overall average: $436
Frontier
Thu 2/19Mon 2/23
BWI - PNS • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$335
Typical prices: $305-$550
American Airlines
Wed 4/1Wed 4/8
DCA - PNS • Non-stop
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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$96
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from Baltimore to Pensacola

When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores

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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores?

    When flying out of Washington, D.C. you’ll be using one of these airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National or Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. Gulf Shores does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Pensacola airport, which is 34.4 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores take?

    Direct flights cover the 818 miles separating Washington, D.C. and Gulf Shores in about 5h 48m.

  • How many flights are there between Washington, D.C. and Gulf Shores?

    5 direct flights run between Washington, D.C. and Gulf Shores on a daily basis. On average, there are about 41 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Washington, D.C. and Gulf Shores?

    Consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Washington, D.C., you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Gulf Shores from Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Gulf Shores with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Gulf Shores from Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Washington, D.C. and Gulf Shores found on KAYAK was with Spirit Airlines for $97. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $162 and Spirit Airlines from $201.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores

  • There is no airport in Gulf Shores. Instead, you’ll be flying into Pensacola Airport when flying between Washington, D.C. and Gulf Shores.
  • The cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores was found 85 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be September, October and November. The cheapest month to fly is August.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Gulf Shores? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4240 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

8.0 ExcellentGreg, Oct 2025OAK - BUR
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Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

All was good. I just had a hard time getting connected to the WiFi/internet during the flight

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

Great flight. Outstanding Service. Southwest was able to put us on a direct flight to Denver when the connection could have been affected by a later arrival to Baltimore. The direct flight was less expensive that the flight with the connection in Baltimore.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Boarded on time but once we were ready for take off, the crew determined that, although every seat was taken, somehow someone was on the wrong flight. Delay, delay delay, announcements and ended up with one person checking EVERY ID against their passenger Manifest only to figure out it was a "clerical error." We departed 54 minutes late causing me to run in the St. Louis Airport to make my connection and lose the priority boarding spot I had paid for. Unnecessary delay.

I was re-booked onto another flight because my original flight was delayed and I would have missed my connector. I ended up in the “C” group after paying extra to be in the “A “ group on the original flight. At least if you’re going to re-book people, re-book them into the same group.

Flight was delayed due to plane not passing inspection And one of the crew had to time out and we had to wait for another one A 3 hour delay

I truly love flying with Delta. They have always treated me with the upmost respect

Our flight attendant in FIRST CLASS was one of the worst I’ve ever had. She was not at all pleasant, nor particularly good at her service.

Everything went well and was good. Nothing exceptional, but no complaints either. Cheap seats are pretty comfortable.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

Flight delay was communicated before leaving for airport which caused it to be a non-event. Great flight and crew!

Did not get any refreshments. Crew was very nice but limited. Small seats

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

Wish a flight with more than 2 hours with some snack rather than just cookie/biscuit.

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

We fly American Airlines quite a bit. And we always fly business class when traveling internationally. We were a bit disappointed with the comfort of this particular plane as well as the entertainment options.

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

Prices for bags are extremely expensive and if you go higher on weight, the charge is ridiculous.

The flight was cancelled at the last minute. Will never fly Spirit again. Without a doubt the worst airline around.

Horrible, delay after delay due to our plane needing fuel.

Rough landings but comfortable and affordable if you can pack light

the plane was not full so the flight attendant had me move to an empty row which made for a good flight. The software for logging on and booking and confirming the flight is much too cumbersome.

Always comes in handy when I want a quick weekend getaway.

For the price I could have taken a “name brand” airline. No drink no snack and constant emails trying to get addition money for EVERYTHING other airlines include in the price. It looks cheaper but it’s Judy bait and switch and emails non stop!

The gate agents for spirit at EWR wouldn’t give me my ticket to board when I arrived 50 min from the flight, saying that I wouldn’t make my flight. They tried to reschedule me to arrive at my destination 14 hours after the original flight, which included a 10 hr layover in another city. I rebooked with another airline and it took me a total of 5 min to go through security. Then I see a charge on my card for a $100 change fee that I did not approve. Beware of this horrible place and these horrible people

Excessive fees for flight delays. What a Scam. I was not able to attend the wedding I needed to go.

Waited at the airport for over 4 hours to board this flight. Terrible airline

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